Easy Vegetable Broth
Easy Vegetable Broth might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. This recipe makes 4 servings with 75 calories, 3g of protein, and 1g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have onion, celery stalks, parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and whole 30 diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours.
Instructions
Put all ingredients in a large pot and add 4 qts. water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until broth is reduced by half, 2 1/2 to 3 hours; at the beginning, spoon off any foam that forms on top.
Pour mixture through a strainer into a bowl and let broth cool; discard vegetables.
Use broth, or ladle it into qt.-size freezer bags or containers (great for soup) or ice cube trays (handy for sauces) and freeze up to 6 months; transfer cubes to bags once they're solid.